V iA 1 £I lr-. JED SHOWERS TODAY It, W4 :43 a tl ASSOCI PRE DAY AND NIGHT WIRE SERVICE a No. 30 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1923 PRICE FIVE C ~1 _..---- o COLt STHiKE I MS-OPERATORS B FAILS AS OPERATORS EFUSE DEMANDS FOR CLOSED SHOP T ON SEPT. I RS' ULTIMATUM it to Overnight Truce >r Owners, to Make New Terms Expected Themes From Olden Days Not In West Hall Now that West hall, "the building that shakes", is being reduced to dust, o;ne might well expect much to come out of the musty cellar in the way of theme papers hating from the time the building was first used by the University for classes 23 years ago, but sadly enough nothing of interest has been dug from the cellar where the dust lies inches thick except a few magazines of ancient date and papers for seven years back. The reason for this, according to Professor Rankin, who has had charge of moving the books and files, is that every six or seven years the theme papers, which have been kept in or- der up to this time are baled and sold by the Uiiiversity, to paper compan- ies. Who knows but that we are now writing themes on the same paper that our predecessors in West hall did 20 years ago. TRAVIS BAL, SON OF REGET, DEA tlantic City, N. J., July 27. - The ke cloud which has hovered over iracite wage conferences at the el Ambassador since July 6 ap- 'ed sooty black today following operators' refusal last night to it the miners' demand for a closed a ultimatum presented to the hard mine operators by the miners' in declared that unless their. de- ds -for a closed shop, "complete gnition of their union" by the op- ors and the check-off throughout anthracite industry, a strike would alled Sept. 1, the day after the pre- wage contract expires. Both Sides Stubborn ither side could see any rift in the d, each declaring it was steadfast he attitude which led to the break .he conference. Both declined to rnent on the possibility of federal rvention. The miners already announced they do not propose rbitrate. e present crisis was reported n John L. Lewis, president of the ed Mine Workers of America em- ed the check-off and "complete gnition of the union" interpreted hie closed shop in a resolution on : the joint committee voted 4 to W. Lewis announced that, inas- h as the operators were "arbitrar- ejecting the proposition the con- ices might as well adjourn." Miners -Insistent Fe attitude of the miners, express- y Mr. Lewis- today, was: re are insistent on this point and. ,continue to be," and S. D. War- , the operator's" spokesman, re- 1, 'when asked if their stand was "we presume it is." wch side used as a main argument of the recommendations contain- 1 the recently submitted report of United States coal commission. miners interpreted as approval of heck-off the recommendation for ctions from the pay roll of pen- s on union men for breach of con- "All Men May Work" e operators quoted another sec- of the report which set forth the . of a man "to work free and un- peded--when, where and for hsoever he chooses, to employ and large as he pleases." e conference was further embit- i by resentment created among niner delegates by published re-; that the operators had charact- d the check-off and closed shop an-American demands." The un- nen told the employer delegates. 0lSQUA E IARS ASPHALT BEIN LID0, proximately 19,000 square yards phalt pavement is being put down ie city of Ann Arbor, according statement made by assistant en- er, . R. Scovill. nstfuction Uias been completed outh 'State street from Arch to ger avenue and on Fourth avenue Liberty to Packard street. The ch on Geddes avenue between itenaw avenue and Oxford road be completed by the fourth of Lst. 'o and a half miles of curb and r are being built throughout the S. Crew Escapes From Sibera me, Alaska. July 27.-The crew e trading schooner Iskum, of Ta- 6, which was held in Siberia by FRENCH, REPLY TO ENGLAND Is READY Accepts Some of British Suggestions And Asks For Further In- formation MAINTAINS PRINCIPLE OF FRANCO-BELGIAN DELARATION Paris, July 27.-The French reply to the British reparation note will be delivered in London tomorrow or Sun- day. It accepts some of the British suggestions and asks for further light on others., It maintains the principle of the Franco-Belgian declaration to the effect that passive resistance must cease before negotiations with Ger- many are undertaken. Dusselidorf, July 27.-James J. Davis, American secretary of labor, ar- rived here today for a brief visit to the Rhur. He will return to Paris to- night. This afternoon, Secretary Dav- is visited Essen, accampanied by of- ficers of the French staff. Dusseldorf, July 27-(By A.P.)-The frontier between the Ruhr and the rest of Germany, after having been closed to ordinary travelers since" July 1, has been opened, and thous- ands of Germans are crossing back and forth. Many of them had been kept away from their homes when the closure order was put on by the Oc- cupation Allies. Closed as Penaty The frontier first was closed by the1 French as a penalty for the bombingY of a train'at Dusburg, applied only to private travelers, and was to havef continued until July 16. Just beforet the expiration of this period, an in- cident occurred near Westofen, a num- ber of French patrol being kidnappedF by Germany Security Police, aided by other Germans, who were suspected of attempting to evade the FrenchI customs officers. The Rhineland High Commission, as a penalty, ex- tended closure until July 26.1 The unusual number of crossingsE is attributed to rumors current in the last few days that, the Occupation Al- lies 'contemplated' again closing the frontier, but thus far there are no indications that such a measure is be- ing considered. IS FALSE-KUSSEY Geology ments Professor Declares State- About Antedeluvian Mon- ster Unfounded Attack of troit Appendicitis Fatal to De- Realtor, Graduate of University DUSAR UMOR College Professor. Serves 30 Years ADVANCES THEORY OF HUGE LAND ADVERTISING HOAX Rumors of the appearance of the huge prehistoric antedeluvian mon- ster seen in Nebraska by natives must be false, according to Prof. R. C. Hus- sey of the Geology department. He went on to say that this talk of its being a dinousaur or some antedeluv- ian monster is .absurd, as they all be- came extinct at least 20 million years ago. He said, "the only theory I can ad- vance is that someone is trying to put over a huge advertising trick of some kind, either to attract tourists or to sell land. About once or twice a year, in some part of the country there arises a rumor of prehistoric beasts, wild animals, or some outland- ish creatures being seen by the na- tives, an4 the strange thing about it all is that no one ever hears any more about these stories after a few days, which proves them to be merely fak- ed to attract the attention of the country to that locality. The scheme is far fetched, but nev-' ertheless has been given a great deal of publicity !it many papers, which is just what the natives of Big Alkalat lake want. Prof Hussey went on to say that he knew of some scientists in South America who had been refused money from their headquarters to carry on their work, so they concocted a wild story about prehistoric animals seen in the jungles, and attracted so much attention in this way that they were granted their money to use in carry- ing on further research for these mon- sters, whereupon, their object accom- plshed, they used it for their own purposes and the monsters were nev- er heard of again. BERLIN -BANKS' SUPPLY OFCRRNYEXHAUSTED liiiiiiiIia SERVED IN NAVY DURING WAR, APPOINTED ENSIGN Travis Beal, '18, son of Regent Jun- ius E. Beal and Mrs. Beal, of this city, died yesterday afternoon at his home following an illness of several months resulting from an attack of appendi- citis. After his graduation from the Uni- versity, he enlisted in the United States navy, serving as an ensign during the war. He was later en- gaged in real estate business in De- troit, returning to Ann Arbor shortly before he became ill. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. SUIT 1 ILED'sD KLAN MAY BUY YALPARISO -U. TRUSTEES DECLARE TITLE HELD BY COOK COMPANY OF CHI- CAGO IS INVALID Valpariso, Ind., July 27-Suit was filed in Circuit Court here yesterday by Valparaiso university to clear the title to the school property, which was eased to the Cook Laboratories Co. by the owners after trustees of the institution were reporte. to have pened negotiations with theKu Klux Klan to take over the school. Trustees of the university, who claim the lease granted the Cook com- pany is invalid, ask that ,a decree be entered by the court fixing and es- tablishing the plantiff's title to the plaintiff's declare the Cook company, a Chicago concern, is a foreign cor- poration and has never made any ef- fort to comply with the laws of the State. Lease Revoked The lease held by the school to the property was revoked recently when the school rental payments fell be- hind . The payments were made a few days later, however, and the plaintiffs allege action. of the reality company in revoking the lease, is il- legal. Henry K. Brown, former president of the university, and its principal creditor, is reported to have taken ac- tion to turn the property over to the Chicago concern after the trustees opened negotiations with the Klan or- ganization to take over the ns titu- tion. Evans Wants Klan Dr. H. M. Evans, president of the university, in a statement, declared it was decided to offer the school to the Klan In order to -save it from a financial collapse. Officials of the Klan said today ne- gotiations still are in progress and that the organization is willing' to take it over if the trustees can pre- sent a sound financial proposition. Valparaiso, Ind., July 27.-(By A. P.)-The sum paid the Valparasio Rssn.. ---mi air ' Mh (nt anra".' PLAY PRODUCTION CLASS WILL PRESENT PROGRAM On Aug. 9 and 10, the play produc- tion class will stage a group of one- act plays in the auditorium of Univer- sity hall. "The Importance of Being' Ernest" by Oscar Wilde, will be given on Aug. 10. Alexander Dean, who is connected with the Little Theater of Dallas, Tex.,° will give assistance in the staging of the plays. The cast for "The Importance of Being Ernest" is especially experi- enced. All of the members of the cast, except one, are graduate students, and three members played last sum- mer in "The Rivals." General admission will be charged. . i t . t ;. ' 4 t BEI HUMANlZIN[ CHICAGO HIGH SCHOOL PRIN PAL STRESSES PERSONAL SIDE OF LEARNING BROADENING OF VISION MUST BE PROVIDED F( Expanding of Personality, Drepen .of Understandink are Other Essentials DEMPSEY AND FIRPO WILL MEET ON SEPTEMBER 121 New York, Jily 27-(By A.P.)-Just two months after he battered the huge Jess Willard to the floor in Jersey City, Luis Firpo, the South American heavyweight, will have anhopportun- ity of wresting the heavyweight championship from Jack Dempsey,, Tex Rickard announced Thursday af- ternoon. The promoter said it had been fin-. ally and definitely decided to hold the contest on Sept. 12, but the exact place of holding the bout had not yet been settled. It may be held at the Polo grounds, in which case it would be a 15-round decision affair. If it is found impos- sible to agree on the Giant's ball park as a site, the bout undoubtedly will be taken to Jersey City to be contested at Boyle's Thirty Acres. Firpo would have to score a knockout to win the championship in Jersey City as no de- cisions are allowed. Cardinal Marini Dead Rome, July 27-Cardinal Niccolo Marini, an Italian, .died today, aged 80. He was created a cardinal in 1916. Berlin, July 27.-(By A.P.)-Berlinf was a city of penniless millionaires] tonight. Bank deposits and foreign obills of exchange were useless as the banks had only small amounts of cur- rency which Were paid out today in small bills and rationed until the sup- ply was exhausted. Many tourists were unable to get money enough to continue their journeys. The banks promised to have currency tomorrow but no large bills are yet available in Berlin and foreign moneys are entire- ly out of circulation. The food shops in various parts of the city had exhausted their supplies of sugar, flour, rice and other staples and the police have been ordered to give special protection to food trans- Berlin, July' 27-(By A.P.)-Ger- many urgently needs a new currency system, in the almost unanimous opin- ion of the Berlin financial writers. The bourse and financial circles pro- fess to see a cataclysmic collapse of the nation's currency already at hand or as a near eventuality. With the withdrawal of the govern- ment's restrictiveregulations, the last 48 hours have witnessed a hectic rise in the dollar and pound sterling, with an accompanying advance of prices in all branches of trade and commerce, the upward movement assuming such momentum that the government is apparrently at loss for new correct- ive measures. Some optimistic writers believe the prospective internal gold loan will point the way out of the present dilemma. Cody to Talk at Normal Kalamazoo, Mich., July 27-(By A. P.)-Frank JCody, superintendent of Detroit public schools, wil deliver the principal address at the second an- nual summer commencemenqt exer- cises of Western State Normal School next Tuesday. Two hundred fifty stu- dents will be given diplomas and a number will receive A. B. degrees. Dr. Joseph Iarker , Dr. Joseph Harker, head of the Illi- nois Methodist Woman's college at Jacksonville, Ill., has just completed 30 years servicefin that capacity. He is the oldest. Methodist professor in the United States. 100 MAKE TIRTO PUT-IN-BAYTODAY Leave at 6 This Morning on Special Interurban Car-Take Boat at 9 O'clock WILL VISIT CRYSTAL CAVE AND PERRY VICTORY MONUMENT About 100 Put-in-Bay excursionists left the city this morning at 6 o'clock on a special interurban car for Detroit At 9 o'clock the steamer is scheduled to leave the First street dock for Put- in-Bay, where it is due to arrive at noon. Arriving at their destination, the.ex- cursionists will visit Perry's victory memorial monument, which is 30 feet high and is equipped with a splendid ob ervatory room from which a view' (of the entire vicinity is visible on a clear day. Prof. J. P. Rowe, of the University of Montana, who is in charge of the excursion, has made arrangements for the party to visit Crystal and Mam- moth caves. In going through the caves Professor Rowe will point out the geological significance of the cry- stals of celestite, the jointing in rocks and rock strata, and the stalactites and stalagmite contained in each. Per- ry and Paradise caves will also be visited; the former being the largest cave on the island- The party leaves Put-in-Bay at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon, arriving in De- troit about 8 o'clock this evening. Special cars to Ann Arbor will leave the Detroit interurban station at 8:40 o'clock. OIL 'MEN_-APPROTE IPLAN, TO REDUCE GAIS SURPLUS Chicago, Julby 28-(By A.P.)-Ac- tion to close every refinery in the mid- continent field for the -month of Au- gust as a step toward the reduction of the present surplus of gasoline and crude oil was approved today by a group of leading oil men of the southwest representing the Western Petroleum Refiners association and the American Oilmen's association, of- ficers of the latter organization an- nounced. More than a score of' the largest refineries are understood to have agreed to the suggestion. The action came unexpectedly as a "side show" to the meeting of more than 500 mid- continent oil men here to discuss the problems of the industry. The deci- sion to close the refineries in the greatest producing area in the coun- try is the most sweeping action yet taken by the industry to stabilize the trade which the oilmen declare was unbalanced this spring by the back- ward season and overwhelming sup- ply of crude oil from all quarters. In a lecture "Some Problems in Secondary School Administration," yesterday afternoon, B. F. Buck, Prin- cipal of the Nicholas Senn High school, Chicago, said that special at- tention should be paid to the process of acquiring knowledge, cultivating an attitude of mind, and developing a sense of responsibility, "Only until recently . has the sub- ject matter of instruction been con- sidered other than knowledge of past ages to be stored up in memory and left for chance to develop into vital and living relationship with every day life," said the speaker, "and. yet of still later origin is the consciousness of the value of extra curricular activ- ities in our educationa program. And now the head of an institution res- ponsible for the welfare of a large group of the rising generation must see the end from the beginning and and try to organize so the aims and Wpins of the institution !that they may become realized in actual partic- ipation in life experiences. This is a long step forward and very difficult of accomplishment in our present highly specialized social system." Humanized Education The speaker then emphasized the important fact that an education should be a humanizing process as well as a practicalizing one. "That it must provide for a broaden- ing of the vision, a deepening of the ,general understanding, a realizing of potential powers, expanding ofper- sonality, a developing of native inter- ests ,en husiasms and ideals, must be. ever present in mind of the high school principal. His problem, then, and principaly, in so far as the cur- ricuum and its administration is con- cerned is to use material at hand and in such a fashion as will foster this humanizing process, and at the same time provide, in so far as possible, for an adequate training in technical acquracy, dependableness, inidustry, persistence, right habits, practical knowledge, adherence to duty, and other qualities demanded for patic- ipating successfully in the experiences of life." Don'ts For Principals In referring to the work of the su- pervisors, he listed a . number of "do's"-and "dont's" to be rigidly ob- served, including the attitude of the spy who acts on suspicion, and the "humming bird" variety of principal, who flits from room to room in his daily calls with his "good morning"' or "goodby" leaving nothing except an interruption of what might other- wise be a successful class exercise and carrying away nothing "except possibly a mere impression that work is going well or ill, that teacher's voice is rough or toneless, or that some child is due for discipline be- cause of undue noise or untidy dress", the pessimst, the scold, the buly, and' the machine made principal "of ma- chine like tendencies who thinks that all classes should move along in lock- step fashion in conformity with the letter of the law with too little atten- tion to the observance of its spirit." After speaking on -the attitude of the mind of the student, Mr. Buck then discussed the development of. consci- ousness of young people regarding so- cial responsibilities, and in conclusion stated that the greatest compensation of any teacher was the uplift they have given to the,* pupils under his care. Gouveneur Morris 'o Marry San Francisco, uy 27-(By A.P.)-- The engagement of Guieur Mor- ris, author, and hi's se ',Miss Helen Wiehtmann. - °&a nnounced